Missing Baggage and damaged baggage

Do you have any questions regarding claim settlement:

Delayed Baggage

If your luggage does not arrive at the same time as you at your final destination, please make sure to report this fact to an Austrian Airlines representative right after your arrival. We will register your details and
hand out a written confirmation and a reference number to you. Please keep
this safely.As soon as your baggage has arrived, we will contact you by phone to arrange the delivery.

Information about missing baggage

Please click here to check the current status of your lost baggage. We kindly ask you to enter your file reference number and surname into the fields. We will do all possible to make sure, that you will receive your baggage soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

If your baggage is delayed for more than 5 days

In case we were unable to find your baggage within 5 days, please complete the Baggage Questionnaire form
(pdf) and return it to us. We kindly ask you to describe your baggage and contents of it as exactly as possible.

Damaged baggage

In case of one or more pieces have been damaged at the time of your arrival
at your final destination, please report this fact immediately to the local
Arrival Service Desk of Austrian Airlines, so we will be able to issue a report
right away. This report will be handed out to you in printed form including a
reference number. It is highly recommended to keep this report.

Please make sure you hand over the original receipt and the damage report
to the repair service. According to the receipt we will be able to calculate
the current value of the luggage and in case of an irreparable damage you will
receive a replacement bag based on this value.

If you are unable to
provide the original receipt, we will exchange your baggage in case of an
irreparable damage with a replacement bag. The evaluation of the replacement
bags will be done by Austrian Airlines or on behalf of Austrian Airlines by our
contractor.

Belated claim of damaged baggage or missing items

In case you detect the damage of your baggage or items missing from your
baggage only after you have left the airport, we will issue a
damage report for your private insurance company, under the condition that the damage
is reported within seven days after your flight.

Please be aware, that if you do not have private insurance, you will have to provide proof,
that your luggage was damaged while under the supervision of Austrian
Airlines.

In order to issue a damage report we kindly ask you to send us the
following data:

your
name and permanent address

telephone
number

flight
number and date of your trip

ticket
number

a double-sided scanned tag or the original tag of
the double sided baggage tag and the baggage receipt

After having received this data, we will send you a report with a file
reference number.

Liability and insurance

Please
note, that you are responsible for your carry-on luggage and your personal
belongings.
The liability of airlines regarding luggage is regulated by law. We
recommend to purchase a private travel
insurance at the time of booking your journey.
Austrian Airlines are not liable for normal wear
and tear, such as scratches and dents, neither for baggage, which has been
already damaged at the time of check in, nor for items, which have been packed inappropriately,
such as fragile items.

Regulations according to the Montreal Convention

Liability
for damage, destruction, loss or partial loss as well as for delayed delivery
of baggage is limited to 1,131 Special Drawing Rights per traveler and journey with
regard to international and domestic travel.
The Special Drawing Right (SDR) is
the arithmetic unit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF); 1,131 SDRs
currently equals approximately €1,213 (we would like to point out that this
amount is subject to price fluctuations and is subject to change).

Notification deadlines

We recommend to
report the loss or damage of your baggage to the local Arrival Service Desk of
Austrian Airlines immediately after you have arrived at your final destination.
It is also possible
to report the loss or damage in written form within the legal notification
deadlines.

However, after having left the airport it is your responsibility to
prove, that the damage or mishandling of
your baggage occurred while it was under our supervision.

Please mind the following deadlines:

Damage and partial loss: Within seven days after baggage hand-out
Replacement purchases in the case of delayed
baggage delivery: Within 2 years

The postmark or
automatic date of receipt in case of a fax or e-mail notification is crucial
for the compliance of deadlines.

Do you have any questions about the final settlement?

You have already filed a report at your Arrival Airport, received a reference-number and have questions about the settlement or compensation? Please contact us here.